Sonescence, Inc.Logo Design Contest

Wow - nice fast start

Designers please note: The core technology uses ultrasound so logos which incorporate features evocative of sound, sound waves, etc. will be of interest.

I like many of the submissions so far and am already getting positive comments from some of the Sonescence team that saw the first ones.
The logo can have the name in one color or for those trying out designs with two colors or tones, the best break for color or tone is after the first "N"; Son = the root for sound and escence = process of becoming.

Thank you for all the really creative ideas. We are in the last hours of the first phase of the contest. A few overall likes/preferences/trends:
1. Like designs with unique features in the word Sonescence.
2. Like lighter fonts or a mix of font colors and point size deliniating Son-escence. (please don't hyphenate like I just did).
3. Like lighter blues and blue and green color schemes. Have not seen grey schemes that seem to work well.
4. Some of the marks are quite creative and interesting. Sonescence will have to stand on its own without the mark so if Sonescence is too plain or a standard font, an interesting mark will not be enough.

I am traveling the next 6 hours so I will pick top 5 when I arrive at my destination.

Good luck everyone and keep the great submissions coming!

Sorry it took a little longer to get home and back on line. I also wanted to collect comments from colleagues about designs.

For the final batch, there are a few things I would like to mention about the designs.

The name should be distinctive enough to stand alone, without a mark or tag line. If a mark is part of the word, that is fine.
The mark should also be distinctive enough to stand alone if separate from the name.

In general, we would like to see at least some examples of taller fonts. The name stretches out quite a bit in some of the logo designs and we want to see if we lose the attractiveness if it is a little more compact.

Thanks for all the great designs. Lots of talent out there and I appreciate you showing some of it to us!

Thank you for the revisions - looking good.

Last minute change to tag line: Sound Drug Delivery
So scrap the prior tag line "Saving lives and limbs"

Thanks. And remember the logo works with and without the tag line.

Thanks for a great effort and lots of beautiful designs from everyone. I will put more into the consideration bin for laurels and appreciate the work of all the designers. You are all winners even though we have to pick only one in the end.

It will take at least a day to circle the judges at my end to finalize the winners. Please bear with me.